Spartacus.

A prodigious dragon, a loathsome three-foot king and a talking donkey that surpasses the tolerable level that one should be exposed to, recapitulates the journey Shrek took that changed the lives of an entire society. As an indirect effect, Shrek came to show that a single individual could overturn the authority of an empire. On a similar note, Spartacus, best known for his slave rebellion against the Romans, also changed the face of an empire …

…the realistic Roman world, the actions of Spartacus not only eradicate the bonds of calamitous oppression but also held Roman forces at bay for some two years and built a handful of followers into an assemblage of over 120,000 men. The real life story of David versus Goliath can inspire admiration for the efforts of Spartacus, the gladiator that was sold into slavery and then became one of the most feared men in the Roman Empire.